Council bosses are reminding the city's budding Banksys that graffiti is a crime.

In partnership with gardai, the council is hoping to raise awareness among children about tagging and graffiti and how this criminal activity can have serious consequences for them in the future.

Among the campaign's initiatives is the creation of a new video, called “Graffiti is a Crime, Think Don’t Tag”, which the Gardaí hope to include as part of the Garda Primary Schools Programme.

Approximately €1m was spent removing graffiti in the city last year, while separate figures released to Dublin Live under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that almost half a million Euro was spent cleaning graffiti on Irish Rail's intercity, DART, and commuter services.

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Speaking ahead of the launch, Lord Mayor of Dublin Brendan Carr said: “Dublin is a vibrant city, but regrettably graffiti is prevalent in many of our public spaces. I hope that this new campaign will encourage young people to take pride in their city and respect other people’s property.”

"If you are caught or identified damaging property or found in possession of anything with intent to damage property you can be arrested and if convicted in the District Court imprisoned or fined up to €2,500. It’s your city, respect your environment.”